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Does anyone here own or have owned or know anything about the 7.3l turbo diesels? I am looking at getting a 1993 f250 with about 210k miles one it.

 

It looks great and its for a good price. I know a bit about them but i'm bored so I'm going to ask you people! WHo knows anything about them?

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7.3L my god, as a European that makes me cringe.

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I don't know much about them, but my dad has an '00 Ford F-250 with a 7.3L PowerStroke turbo diesel. It's a powerful engine and if I remember correctly, it gives ~16-20 MPH on highway with a light load (luggage). However this is a year 2000 model, so I don't know how much a '93 model varies.

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7.3L... that would be unbearable to support financially here. Taxes + diesel...

 

Here we try to use as less as we can, that's why I drive a 1.5L diesel renault megane.

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7.3L my god, as a European that makes me cringe.

MURICA - If it dont scream n puke black smoke, it dont be a diesel.

 

 

Does anyone here own or have owned or know anything about the 7.3l turbo diesels? I am looking at getting a 1993 f250 with about 210k miles one it.

 

It looks great and its for a good price. I know a bit about them but i'm bored so I'm going to ask you people! WHo knows anything about them?

The 7.3 is a great engine that they've been using forever. If maintained properly, they'll run forever. So I'd see how the previous owner treated and maintained it.

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7.3L my god, as a European that makes me cringe.

"MERICA!!!

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they are a beast but 210,000 miles well thats a lot so even it being a diesel. lol how much they want for it

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7.3L... that would be unbearable to support financially here. Taxes + diesel...

 

Here we try to use as less as we can, that's why I drive a 1.5L diesel renault megane.

Diesel is $3/gallon or $.7925/litre here... what is it there?

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7.3L my god, as a European that makes me cringe.

 

yeah I had a small heart attack, here's me worrying about a 4.4L and looking for a 3.0L version as an upgrade for my next car ><

 

 

Diesel is $3/gallon or $.7925/litre here... what is it there?

 

here its $1.80 per litre, plus, everything else costs more too (and we have to have MOTs and all sorts unlike the US)

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I don't know much about them, but my dad has an '00 Ford F-250 with a 7.3L PowerStroke turbo diesel. It's a powerful engine and if I remember correctly, it gives ~16-20 MPH on highway with a light load (luggage). However this is a year 2000 model, so I don't know how much a '93 model varies.

 

I assume you mean MPG (miles per gallon)? Most European diesels do about 50+ MPG. That's pretty terrible yo.

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Diesel is $3/gallon or $.7925/litre here... what is it there?

1.15€ average in Portugal for diesel. 1.35€ for 95 petrol.

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Man. Decent sized trucks don't use 7.3L engines.  :huh:

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Diesel is $3/gallon or $.7925/litre here... what is it there?

It's 1.75USD in the UK. If America paid for petrol the same amount as Europeans, you would not drive a 15litre V90 as a daily commute car.

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7.3L... that would be unbearable to support financially here. Taxes + diesel...

 

Here we try to use as less as we can, that's why I drive a 1.5L diesel renault megane.

Diesel is specifically €0.66 per liter. (I converted everything for you and I assumed euros). How much is it in Belgium?

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It's 1.75USD in the UK. If America paid for petrol the same amount as Europeans, you would not drive a 15litre V90 as a daily commute car.

Hahahaha wow. Yeah, my 5.3l V8 has a 26 gallon tank and has to get filled weekly. Gas (pretrol) is about $4/gallon ($1.03/litre) here. So I wouldnt use my truck much.

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Hahahaha wow. Yeah, my 5.3l V8 has a 26 gallon tank and has to get filled weekly. Gas (pretrol) is about $4/gallon ($1.03/litre) here. So I wouldnt use my truck much.

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they are a beast but 210,000 miles well thats a lot so even it being a diesel. lol how much they want for it

210k is nothing for a diesel, especially a 1993!!

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210k is nothing for a diesel, especially a 1993!!

 

210k is a lot, I wouldn't even look at  a car that had done like 90 or 100k, then again UK journeys are shorter and the cars are more highly tuned

 

I assume lazy US engines are more reliable

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210k is a lot, I wouldn't even look at  a car that had done like 90 or 100k, then again UK journeys are shorter and the cars are more highly tuned

 

I assume lazy US engines are more reliable

My truck has 235,000 miles and runs beautifully. Some semi's here go over a million and I plan to get to about 500,000 with my truck.

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I assume lazy US engines are more reliable

 

Flat engines yes, turbo's not so much if they're driven poorly. (like not not turnkeying immediatly when you stop driving, nervous foot-control).

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My truck has 235,000 miles and runs beautifully. Some semi's here go over a million and I plan to get to about 500,000 with my truck.

 

You just don't get that here

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You just don't get that here

 

Well yeah, but that's because we try to get 150bph out of a 1.4L. (new seat)

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